Guest Post with Darynda Jones and Giveaway

Darynda Jones is the author of the Urban Fantasy series: Charley Davidson. The four first books of the series are First Grave on the Right (February 1st, 2011), Second Grave on the Left (August 16th, 2011), Third Grave Dead Ahead (January 31st, 2012), Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet (October 30th, 2012).

And what do I do when I’m not writing? Why, I’m doing research, of course! That’s the AWESOME thing about being a fiction writer. Everything is research. Everything. I can watch TV and call it research. I can read a book and call it research. I can watch the clouds float by and call it research. I can do all this because it’s true. Everything we do, see, hear, touch, taste is research. It’s all seeds which we can plant and cultivate later.

But perhaps you wanted a more day-to-day kind of thing? Okay, when I’m not writing during the day, I’m still working. I’m checking email, writing blogs, updating my status, interacting with readers. It’s all part of the job, and it’s fun!

When I’m not doing all that, I’m spending time with my family or watching movies or reading. I do exercise for about an hour every morning. It helps kick-start the day. And then it’s work, work, work until the evening. Then I often watch TV. It’s an amazing resource for story structure, story arcs, character arcs . . . you name it. And I read a lot. There is nothing better than getting sucked into your favorite authors’ stories. And some authors are like black holes, the pull is so strong. The WARDen, anyone?

OH! And I also go to a LOT of conferences. Like, a lot. I have decided to tone it down a bit for 2013. It’s hard for me to write anywhere but my office, so that takes a lot of time away from the whole writing gig. And then I got sick and missed one that I’d signed up for this year. I felt so bad. A ton of people were expecting me to go and I really feel like I let them down. So, next year, I’m going to try to stay home more and get some real writing done. I have too many ideas bouncing around in my brain. They are demanding their day in the sun!

NYTimes and USA Today Bestselling Author Darynda Jones has won numerous awards for her work, including a prestigious Golden Heart®, a Rebecca, and two Hold Medallions, and she has received stellar reviews from dozens of publications including starred reviews from Publisher’s Weekly, Booklist, and the Library Journal. As a born storyteller, Darynda grew up spinning tales of dashing damsels and heroes in distress for any unfortunate soul who happened by, annoying man and beast alike, and she is ever so grateful for the opportunity to carry on that tradition. She currently has two series with St. Martin’s Press: The Charley Davidson Series and the Darklight Trilogy. She lives in the Land of Enchantment, also known as New Mexico, with her husband of almost 30 years and two beautiful sons, the Mighty, Mighty Jones Boys. She can be found at www.daryndajones.com.

Sometimes being the grim reaper really is that. Grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple months off to wallow in the wonders of self-pity. But when a woman shows up on her doorstep convinced someone is trying to kill her, Charley has to force herself to rise above. Or at least get dressed. She quickly realizes something is amiss when everyone the woman knows swears she’s insane. The more they refute the woman’s story, the more Charley believes it.In the meantime, the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, has been cleared of all charges. He is out of prison and out of Charley’s life, as per her wishes and several perfectly timed death threats. But his absence has put a serious crimp in her sex life. While there are other things to consider, like the fact that the city of Albuquerque has been taken hostage by an arsonist, Charley is having a difficult time staying away. Especially when it looks like Reyes may be involved. Just when life was returning to normal, Charley is thrust back into the world of crime, punishment, and the devil in blue jeans.

Thanks to Darynda Jones for this great post. There will be two giveaways today. As a part of the tour for Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet, you can win a copy of this book.

Wow, après génial! Merci beaucoup pour l’hébergement. I love the site and the fact that you post in both languages, just superb. It’s always interesting learning what authors do on their down time. LOL Passez une bonne journée fabuleuse!

One of my favorite series. And I love Charlie Davidson. I think it’s wonderful how the author portrays Charlie and has her as the grim reaper but not in the big bad menacing way. Would love to win this book. Thanks for the giveaway!

This set of books is so original at this period with all vampires, were-wolves,… There, we have demons, ghosts, very bad humans and a lot of actions which prevent us from being bored and sleeping ! You read it all without being able to close it even to pie !!! I so enjoy these books !